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DOJ faults police response in 2015 Minneapolis protests Nation

March 21, 2017

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â A federal review released Monday found problems with Minneapolis’ coordination and communication during an 18-day standoff outside a police station following the fatal shooting of a black man in 2015, but praised officers for their professionalism and the peaceful end of the protest. The Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services conducted the review at the city’s request after the shooting of 24-year-old Jamar Clark on Nov. 15, 2015. His death in a confrontation with two white officers sparked an occupation outside the station on the city’s north side and other protests that were largely peaceful, though one on Nov. 18 included skirmishes between officers and demonstrators. Some witnesses told police that Clark was handcuffed at the time, but an investigation by the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension found the officers were unsuccessful in handcuffing Clark, and he was shot after one of the officers shouted that Clark had his hand on the officer’s gun. State and federal prosecutors declined to charge the two officers, and they were cleared in the department’s internal review. Clark’s death came at a time of heightened tensions nationwide following protests over the killings of black men by police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere. Yet no protesters were arrested at the station during the Minneapolis protest and the only serious injuries occurred when a group of alleged white supremacists fired at demonstrators, wounding five, the report said. The protests cost the city more than $1.15 million, mostly for police…more detail

CLOSE Tea Party supporters from the Bayshore area rallied on Route 35 outside the Shop Rite in Middletown to rally support for President Trump who they feel isn't getting enough backing for his plans. STAFF VIDEO BY PETER ACKERMAN Buy Photo About 2 dozen supporters of President Donald Trump rallied outside the Shop Rite Shopping Plaza in Middletown to express their concern and call attention for the need for more people to back him on his plans. (Photo: Peter Ackerman)Buy Photo MIDDLETOWN - Meet some of "The Deplorables" of the Jersey Shore. ThisÂ isÂ their word now, oneÂ they co-opted…... [read more]

NEW DELHI Thieves broke into the New Delhi home of India's 2014 Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi, and stole a replica of his prize medal, police said on Tuesday.Police official Romil Baniya told Reuters the replica was stolen from the south Delhi home of the children's rights activist in an early morning burglary. "We have launched an investigation to nab the culprits," said Baniya, a deputy commissioner of police in the Indian capital. Other gifts and certificates besides the replica were also stolen, said Rakesh Senger, director of the Bachpan Bachao Andolan, the movement started by Satyarthi, who is traveling…... [read more]

Less than two weeks into the presidency of Donald Trump, the center ground, to the extent it still existed, has collapsed. Trump’s presidency has done more than polarize the country; it has established terms of battle likely to persist indefinitely. The abrupt firing of acting attorney general Sally Yates, after she announced that the Justice Department would not defend the administration’s immigration ban in court, crystallized all that had occurred since Trump took the oath on Jan. 20. The coming fight over his Supreme Court nominee will be fiercer than before. The snowballing impact of his presidency continues at an…... [read more]

New York taxi drivers are going on strike to protest Donald Trump’s ban on immigration from Muslim-majority countries. The New York Taxi Workers Alliance, a non-profit group which links cab drivers in the city, announced a one hour strike in solidarity with those who were being turned away under the controversial new ban. The group announced their members and supporters would be ceasing work between 6pm and 7pm local time at the JFK airport, where many of those affected were being turned away. BREAKING: NYTWA drivers call for one hour work stoppage @ JFK airport today 6 PM to 7…... [read more]

Alexander Tkachev said Russia would "gradually and smoothly restore our relations with the EU" after bashing the European bloc for imposing sanctions on the country. The politician, who spoke at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin, Germany, slammed Eurocrats for trying to "put us in our place" after Russia annexed Crimea in 2014. He said: "We actually haven't participated in the 'Agriculture Week' for several years – it is an exhibition and a market, the biggest in Europe – because of political reasons. "I believe that our position is absolutely correct because after they tried to…... [read more]

Women, immigrants and minorities were all targeted by Donald Trump during his presidential campaign. The environment, the freedom of the press, and reproductive rights were also singled out. With Trump backed by a Republican-controlled House and Senate, the people and issues he has targeted over the past 18 months are at real risk. Here are some of the people and groups who are already leading the progressive fights on these and other issues, and how they’ll lead the resistance against a President Trump. Bob Libal – immigration Executive director, Grassroots Leadership Based in Austin, Grassroots Leadership works to stop prison…... [read more]

It may feel as if the whole world is a dangerous place right now, after 2016 saw swathes of terror attacks right across Europe. These included mass shootings in Turkey and a lorry ploughing into a German market just before Christmas in Berlin. However, some countries are much worse than others when it comes to danger levels. The Global Peace Index (GPI), which is compiled annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace, lists the countries that are the most – and least – peaceful. Based on GPI’s findings, here are 10 of the most dangerous countries in 2017. 10.…... [read more]

BEIJING (AP) — Writer Lu Yong had merely wanted to show support for a professor who had taken flak online for criticizing Mao Zedong, the founder of the communist state who died more than four decades ago. Yet minutes after raising a sign to defend Deng Xiangchao's right to free speech, Lu found himself surrounded by a group of Mao supporters who grappled at his face. Other companions were punched and kicked. Video taken hours later showed the Mao loyalists parading through the campus of eastern China's Jinan University with large banners while chanting "Down with Deng Xiangchao, down with…... [read more]

The rape and murder of an impoverished young girl in Columbia has sparked waves of protests, as campaigners call for more to be done to protect females in the country. Seven-year-old Yuliana Samboni was snatched as she played in her front garden, in a poor neighbourhood of Bogota, by a man in a grey van last Sunday. Her body was found later that day, hidden beneath a hot tub in the apartment of Rafael Uribe Noguera, a wealthy architect living in the the city's upmarket Chapinero Alto area. Investigators said she had been strangled to death and that her body,…... [read more]

Don’t panic!’ came the desperate cry down the European corridors of power yesterday morning as EU leaders digested grim overnight news from Rome: another one bites the dust. The revolving door was spinning once again at the Chigi Palace, official home of the Italian prime minister, as Matteo Renzi was evicted from office – only to be invited back for a day or two. Hours earlier, a surge of anti-establishment feeling had forced Mr Renzi to resign after a referendum on constitutional reforms. Last night, however, President Sergio Mattarella invited him back for a few days to supervise completion of…... [read more]